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Using LaserWriter fonts with StyleWriter

Q: Can StyleWriter use all the LaserWriter Adobe fonts? Can StyleWriter print the encapsulated PostScript drawings I've developed? Does TrueType software come with the StyleWriter?

A: The LaserWriter has PostScript built-in; the StyleWriter does not. The StyleWriter, in fact, has nothing built-in, and only recognizes QuickDraw commands. Even sending it pure ASCII accomplishes nothing.

TrueType software is shipped with the StyleWriter because it can image fonts at any resolution with excellent quality, much like PostScript. The TrueType software is intended for users of System versions 6.0.7 up to, but not including, System 7. System 7 includes support for TrueType.

You can use PostScript images and fonts with the StyleWriter, but just as with the ImageWriter, you'll have to have something that images them in memory before sending them to the printer (in other words, a Macintosh-resident PostScript interpreter), or use ATM for Type 1 fonts on a StyleWriter.

[Nov 22 1995]

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